PLAT-1774 Move x_module monkey-patching

cms/djangoapps/xblock_config/apps.py

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""
+xblock_config Application Configuration
+"""
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+import cms.lib.xblock.runtime
+import xmodule.x_module
+from openedx.core.lib.xblock_utils import xblock_local_resource_url
+
+
+class XBlockConfig(AppConfig):
+    """
+    Default configuration for the "xblock_config" Django application.
+    """
+    name = u'xblock_config'
+    verbose_name = u'XBlock Configuration'
+
+    def ready(self):
+        # In order to allow descriptors to use a handler url, we need to
+        # monkey-patch the x_module library.
+        # TODO: Remove this code when Runtimes are no longer created by modulestores
+        # https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/display/PLAT/Convert+from+Storage-centric+runtimes+to+Application-centric+runtimes
+        xmodule.x_module.descriptor_global_handler_url = cms.lib.xblock.runtime.handler_url
+        xmodule.x_module.descriptor_global_local_resource_url = xblock_local_resource_url

cms/envs/common.py

@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'openedx.core.djangoapps.external_auth',
     'student',  # misleading name due to sharing with lms
     'openedx.core.djangoapps.course_groups',  # not used in cms (yet), but tests run
-    'xblock_config',
+    'xblock_config.apps.XBlockConfig',
 
     # Maintenance tools
     'maintenance',

cms/startup.py

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ Module with code executed during Studio startup
 import django
 from django.conf import settings
 
-import cms.lib.xblock.runtime
-import xmodule.x_module
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.monkey_patch import django_db_models_options
 from openedx.core.lib.django_startup import autostartup
 
@@ -14,8 +12,6 @@ from openedx.core.lib.django_startup import autostartup
 
 settings.INSTALLED_APPS  # pylint: disable=pointless-statement
 
-from openedx.core.lib.xblock_utils import xblock_local_resource_url
-
 
 def run():
     """
@@ -32,13 +28,6 @@ def run():
 
     add_mimetypes()
 
-    # In order to allow descriptors to use a handler url, we need to
-    # monkey-patch the x_module library.
-    # TODO: Remove this code when Runtimes are no longer created by modulestores
-    # https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/display/PLAT/Convert+from+Storage-centric+runtimes+to+Application-centric+runtimes
-    xmodule.x_module.descriptor_global_handler_url = cms.lib.xblock.runtime.handler_url
-    xmodule.x_module.descriptor_global_local_resource_url = xblock_local_resource_url
-
 
 def add_mimetypes():
     """